Kempton Races
Kempton
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Kempton
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £2.20 £2.10 £2
Exacta: £43.40
Tricast: £172.14
Trifecta: £261.80
Non-Runners: Classic Anthem (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Boombawn (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Midfield - headway after 7th - led 2 out - soon ridden and faced challenge - hung right final 110yds - all out(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Titan Discovery (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Robbie Llewellyn | 147 lbs | 9/2F | .5 | Midfield - not clear run after 3 out - headway before 2 out - went third before last - left in second inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Irish Hill (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 150 lbs | 11/2 | 1.75 | Prominent - pressed winner after 2 out - keeping on when short of room and badly hampered inside final 110yds - soon lost second - not recover | ||
| 4th | 2 | Kateira (GB) | 8 M | Good | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 15/2 | 1 | Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - headway before 2 out - went fourth but not fluent last - stayed on(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Harbour Lake (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 154 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | West Balboa (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 168 lbs | 12/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Thunderclap (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 142 lbs | 14/1 | 4 | Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - raced wide home turn - in touch with leaders 2 out - no extra from last(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Good Look Charm (FR) | 9 M | AVG |
Ben Godfrey
(3)lbs
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Anthony Honeyball | 140 lbs | 6/1 | 3.75 | Pressed leader - hit 5th - led before 2 out - soon headed - weakened approaching last(op 13/2) | |
| 9th | 7 | Welsh Charger (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Alastair Ralph | 149 lbs | 20/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung left-handed turning in)(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Hugos New Horse (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - weakened after 3 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Alien Storm (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 146 lbs | 8/1 | 3.25 | Jumped left on occasions - led - headed 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 13/2) |